Final ‘Hatena Illusion’ Anime Episode Delayed

The Hatena Illusion anime series is one of those quiet works that didn’t get much attention during its winter 2020 broadcast and simulcast. The show has its twelfth and final episode coming up on Thursday, or rather did have it coming up as the official site has revealed that it’s being delayed indefinitely. No reason was given for the delay but it’s pretty much expected to be related to the COVID-19 crisis and production issues.

Funimation has been streaming the series and producing a simuldub for it.

Shin Matsuo is directing based on the scripts by Tatsuya Takahashi. Yuizu Nakano is working on the character designs with Children’s Playground Entertainment handling the animation production.

Plot concept: Ever since watching a magic show held by him and his wife Maeve, Makoto Shiranui has always admired Mamoru Hoshisato—a world-class magician, as well as friend of his parents—and came to Tokyo to become his apprentice. Kana, nicknamed Hatena, is the couple’s daughter and his childhood friend. As the hustle and bustle activities in Tokyo catches Makoto off guard such as burglaries by a beautiful thief, he depends on Hatena’s comforting side. When he came to Hoshisato’s now-haunted mansion to reunite with his childhood friend, he is greeted by the family’s butler and maid, Jeeves and Emma along with Hatena, only to discover that they are not as compatible anymore.

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